The Nazi Board Games of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, the Nazis fueled children’s enthusiasm for both their war effort and genocide partly by […]
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French Man Found a Box of 35mm Film Rolls in the Trash That Capture Life Inside Nazi POW Camp for Polish Officers
This post was originally published on this siteIt was a winter night in 1999 and Olivier Rempfer, then 19, was walking back to his town […]
45 Wonderful Photos That Capture Street Scenes of East Berlin in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteExisted from 1949 to 1990, East Berlin consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin established in 1945. The […]
The Hindenburg Disaster in pictures, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of […]
Rare Photographs Capture the Moment Some of the Nazis’ Most Notorious Murderers Were Brought to Justice, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThese rare photos show some of the world’s most infamous monsters just moments after their reign of terror […]
55 Amazing Color Photos of West Germany in 1961
This post was originally published on this siteWest Germany, from 1949 to 1990, a republic consisting of the western two-thirds of what is now Germany. […]
Tuffi the Elephant and Her 1950 Train Jump
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1950, a 4-year-old elephant named Tuffi was forced to ride a public monorail in Wuppertal, Germany. The […]
The Dancer in Birkenau: Meet the Polish-Jewish Ballerina Who Shot Nazis on Her Way to the Gas Chamber
This post was originally published on this siteMore a certainty than a legend, a woman killed a Nazi guard at Birkenau while she was ordered […]
Fearful 16-Year-Old German Soldier Crying Tears of Defeat, After Being Captured by the US 9th Army in Germany, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteA sixteen-year old German anti aircraft soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg Henke, taken prisoner in the state […]
Heinz Meixner defects from East Germany by driving through Checkpoint Charlie after removing his windshield, 1963
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1963, at the height of the Cold War, Heinz Meixner planned a daring escape from East to […]
50 Fascinating Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Germany in 1963
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photos which captured street scenes of Germany were taken by Roger W during his summer-long trip in Europe […]
A German WWII Prisoner Is Reunited With His Daughter for the First Time Since She Was 1 Year Old, 1956
This post was originally published on this siteHelmuth Pirath, the winner of World Press Photo in 1956 captured the most touching moment when a German […]
27 Amazing Color Snapshots Capture Street Scenes of Berlin in the Mid-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteTen years after the end of World War II, Germany was rebuilding. Cities like Berlin, which had been […]
36 Amazing Color Photographs of West Germany After the War
This post was originally published on this siteThe Federal Republic of Germany (popularly known as West Germany) is formally established as a separate and independent […]
Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of
This post was originally published on this siteThough he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued […]
Heinrich Himmler Thought Germans Were Descended From Nordic Gods – So He Tried To Prove It
This post was originally published on this siteThose working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic […]
Rare and Extraordinary Vintage Photographs of Hamburg in the Early 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteHamburg, city and Land (state), located on the Elbe River in northern Germany. It is the country’s largest […]
Otto Rahn And The Nazi Crusade For The Holy Grail
This post was originally published on this siteOtto Rahn was an openly gay and liberal-leaning historian in search of the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Heinrich Himmler, […]
13 Photos That Take You Inside The Fuhrerbunker — Hitler’s Final Hideout
This post was originally published on this siteThe Fuhrerbunker was Adolf Hitler’s last hiding spot, a lavish, expansive complex sprawling beneath the grounds of the […]
World’s Oldest Known Message In A Bottle Found
This post was originally published on this siteThe bottle was picked up by a couple who thought it would look nice on their bookshelf. The […]
How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteSophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though […]
“Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized”: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteHow Black September perpetrated the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Wikimedia CommonsA masked member of the […]
Meet Margot Frank — Anne’s Older Sister Who Also Had A Diary
This post was originally published on this siteThough Anne’s diary, friends, and family have shed some light on who Margot was, her own diary was […]
Inside The Nazis’ Aborted Plan To Invade Britain
This post was originally published on this siteWhile many leaders in Germany were in favor of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler was initially against it as […]
52 Amazing Found Photos That Document Everyday Life of West Germany in 1949
This post was originally published on this siteThese found color photos from Found Slides that capture everyday life of West Germany in 1949. Wiesbaden Market […]